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Changing Pad and Wipes Holder Tutorial

February 2, 2009

Baby Changing Kit Tutorial

This is a fun and easy project, and really great for a baby gift! Its great for sewing beginners, and probably takes around an hour tops, maybe even less for all you experiences sewers out there. Enjoy!

Finished changing pad is about 12″by 27″ long. The pocket holds one hard or soft wipes container as well as one or two diapers.

Materials1/2 yard Cotton Print for the outside and pocket1/2 yard Chenille, Minky, or heavy Flannel.(I prefer Chenille because it is nice and thick without having to add extra batting)ThreadSew on Velcro

1. Cut the cotton and Chenille fabric into a rectangle 13″ x 35″.Lay the fabrics right sides together and pin edges well.

2. Sew edges together with a 1/2″ seam allowance leaving a 4-5″ opening on one of the 13″ ends, this is so you can turn it all inside out later.*A 1/2″ seam allowance is important so you can stitch the hole closed with your top stitching.*Chenille and Minky both have a tendency to stretch a lot. Use a walking foot if you have one, it helps to guide the top and bottom layers of fabric at the same rate. If not don’t worry about the stretching, keep it taught so you don’t have any large folds, and again pinning well will help.

3. Cut excess fabric at corners as shown in the picture to give corners a nice square edge when turned.

4. Turn right side out through the opening and iron the cotton side only at the edges. Pin your hole closed.

5. Top stitch across the entire 13″ end where your hole is, using a 1/4″ seam allowance. Make sure when you are top stitching that you are using a small enough seam allowance to catch the fabric edges of the hole and sew it shut.

6. Turn the end that you just top stitched up onto the inside 6 1/2″ to create the pocket. Pin the edges to keep it in place.

7. Top stitch around the edges of the entire changing mat with a 1/4″ seam allowance. The top stitching will stitch the ends of your pocket shut.

8. Your almost done! Now you just have to add Velcro. Put in a wipes container and a diaper so you know how thick it will be. (or something soft like a folded up towel that makes it 2″thick if you don’t have a wipes holder and diaper handy) I simply role my changing pad up how I normally would, and then just pin my Velcro pieces in place where I want them and make sure they meet. Sew on Velcro.* You can also use a long ribbon to make a tie-shut changing pad. Just sew two long pieces of ribbon at the center of one end so that you can wrap the ribbon around the changing pad and tie it. I prefer Velcro because its much faster and easier.

And Vuala! Your new changing pad and wipes/diaper holder in one!

*please use this pattern for personal and gifting reasons only and not for re-sale or commercial purposes.*please do not copy or reproduce this pattern/tutorial without my consent. Thank you!

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51 Responses to Changing Pad and Wipes Holder Tutorial

Allison: This is perfect, I just purchased some fabric today & didn't know what I would do with it, but with a new grand baby on the way, this will be my next project! I am having a giveaway on my blog (actually 3), stop by and leave a comment at:http://quiltingranny.blogspot.com/2009/02/february-sweetheart-giveaway.html You could win one of the prizes!I love your blog & thanks for this awesome post!

OMGosh – I am so glad I stopped by for a visit. I am going to make one of these tonight if I have enough stuff on hand. My oldest daughter is due with her first baby in two weeks and this would be a great addition to the other things I’ve made for her.

Allison: Wanted to drop in and let you know my daughter in law loves this diaper changer & said it was the most useful item she has for the wee one. Keep quilting girl, you are awesome! Don't forget to stop by my blog for more giveaways!

What a terrific project.I need a baby gift for a boy and am going to make it.It is cute and will come in so handy.Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful tutorials.It was lucky day to find your website.Happy Holidays.Yoka

This is a very nice project. I already made one and the second is practically finished: one for my daughter and one for my daughter in law.Just take a look at my bloghttp://tijdtekort.blogspot.com/Greatings from Belgium Viv

Great tutorial! I made my unborn baby boy a quilt using your Hourglass tutorial. It is one of my favorite quilts I have made. I used the scraps to make this changing pad. I pieced the top and added a layer of batting. It turned out great!

I will be quilting my quilt this weekend! I can't wait to see it finished. Baby will be here in 6 weeks!

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This is such a wonderful and easy project! I originally was going to use this pattern for myself, but I have so many friends and relatives expecting w/in the next we months, I'm going to making a TON of them! Here's a link to the first one I made for a friend's little girl. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2420431922815.128127.1611943252&type=1&l=62b0dbf77aThank you so much for sharing this tutorial and please know that many mothers will be receiving a wonderful homemade baby gift!

Great tutorial! You make it look so easy, though. I used towel for the inside, flannel for the outside, and ended up fighting with it and machine the entire time since thread kept bunching up on bottom. Since I wanted to gift it, I must have ripped out parts at least 7 times before it looked "passable." For the second velcro on the outside of the pocket, I ended up just sewing it by hand since I couldn't fathom how to do it with the machine..

Thanks for sharing! I used a piece of vinyl tablecloth for the inside so it's wipe-able for any messes! And I sewed a button on and used a ponytail holder to keep it shut. I've been wanting to make something like this for a while, just needed the inspiration to get going!

I was given one of the expensive, store-bought versions of this at my baby shower. After 3 months, it had a hole along part of the stitching. 🙁 I couldn't bring myself to spend $40 to replace it. I could totally have made myself one for $5 though! Thanks for sharing!

I just made one of these last night for a friend! I ended up using a laminated cotton instead of the minky fabric so it is easy to clean and I also wanted it to be a little wider so I also added two 9.5 flaps to both sides! It came out so cute and was such an easy tutorial! Thank you!

Very nice pattern and easy to follow. I used minky, first time working with it. After sewing one side with the minky up I had an extra inch and a half at the end. So I switched to the other side with the cotton up to see if there was a difference. Big difference, virtually no stretching. If using minky I recommend sewing with the cotton fabric side. If I make another one, this is what I will do. My changing pad turned out great anyway. Can't wait to give it to my daughter in her baby shower basket of goodies.

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